Everything declines as we age; there is so much to be investigated that bypassing our ignorance by embracing
a strategy based on repairing known classes of age-related cellular damage - rather than
tracking down every last consequence, one by one - is a very attractive option. From
Medical News Today: "Aging has a profound effect on
olfactory function and olfactory sensitivity ... we may also uncover changes that are common to many parts of the brain and that form a basis for age-related changes in the brain and its functions. ... In both
Alzheimer's and
Parkinson's diseases, early onset of changes and pathology in the sense of smell suggest a central involvement of olfactory systems in aging and age-related diseases. ... Yet, little has been done in the development of
animal models for studying the cellular and molecular changes in the olfactory system as a result of aging."
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